Just to be sure this is clear, Kenyon Martin is not medically cleared to play just yet. He is still rehabbing his knee injury, which I thought was clear when I wrote “The 32-year old forward, entering his 11th season in the NBA, is battling yet another knee injury that will keep him sidelined at the start of the season. He says it’s the first entire training camp he’s going to miss in his pro career,” in this space yesterday, but has still caused some confusion.

Martin is still undergoing treatment for the injury, and cannot play. This is not a situation where he’s healthy or soon will be and is simply refusing to play for the Nuggets. There was confusion with that, which is the responsibility of the writer – in this case, me – to be more clear. Martin expressed frustration with not getting a contract extension offer and will not rush his rehab back as a result. Nothing more than that.

“I’m in the last year of my deal, we all know it,” he said. “Ain’t nobody in a hurry to give me one, so I’m not going to be in a hurry to come back. Think about it: Ain’t nobody in a hurry to give me a contract, so why would I be in a hurry to rush back and risk further injury.”

But, as he always has, when he’s ready to play Martin plans to play hard for the Nuggets.